Events
Academic Affairs sponsors a wide array of events, lectures, and symposia featuring Middlebury faculty.
Middlebury faculty are eager to share their research and creative works to further knowledge and foster conversation. Faculty, students, and staff are encouraged to attend signature events such as the Clifford Symposium, the Fall Faculty Forum, and the Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture series, as well as additional academic events included in the calendar listings below. For faculty publication information, see individual faculty profiles.
See our faculty meeting calendar.
Upcoming Events
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Visiting Creative Writing Faculty Reading
Visiting creative writing faculty members Chukwuebuka Ibeh and Lucy Ives will read from their work.
Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)
Open to the Public
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The Politics of Securitization: Tariffs, Entity Lists, and Export Controls in the US-China Trade War
Jack Zhang, University of Kansas, is the founder and director of the Trade War Lab, a social science lab dedicated to dual mission of understanding
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
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Reproductive Rights Alliance weekly meeting
Interested in reproductive justice organizing? Join the Reproductive Rights Alliance! Meetings on Mondays in Chellis House at 7:30pm.
Chellis Living Room/Seminar Room
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Middlebury in Japan & Taiwan Tabling
Curious about Chinese or Japanese immersion abroad? Learn more about studying with Middlebury in Tokyo, Japan or Kaohsiung, Taiwan from program alum Stephanie Lu ‘27.
Davis Family Library Vestibule (main entrance)
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Weekly Politics Luncheon
Students, staff, alumni and the public are invited to attend this weekly nonpartisan discussion of recent political events, hosted by Professor Matthew Dickinson. Held almost every Tuesday 12:30-1:30 pm EST. in person and by zoom. Check the calendar for dates. No expertise assumed. All viewpoints welcome. To register for the zoom sessions, please contact Prof. Dickinson at his email: dickinso@middlebury.edu
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Open to the Public
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Middlebury-CMRS Program in Oxford Pre-Departure Orientation
This will be a required meeting for students planning to study abroad in Oxford during the spring semester of 2027. Admitted students will receive a Zoom link via email.
Virtual Middlebury
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Screening of new TV series American Hostage and Q&A with series producer/creator Shawn Ryan
Based on the acclaimed first season of the scripted podcast of the same name, American Hostage is a psychological thriller set in the 1970’s that tells the harrowing true story of Fred Heckman, a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker Tony Kiritsis demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.
Axinn Center 232
Open to the Public
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Event Planning Resources
- Before planning an event, visit the Office of Event Management for information on all elements of event planning, including catering and crowd control.
- Media Services can help with your event’s media and technology needs.
- If you are inviting a foreign national to participate in your event, please contact the Tax Office well in advance.